The question was prompted by an old argument over whether or not 'Me and Julio (Down by The Schoolyard)' is a great song or worse-than-death. For the sake of the argument, please choose one or the other.

And, btw, I'm American (YAY!), but I've completely copped the term 'wanker', as I find it to be one of the world's most perfect words.

Neither of the two. He is an integer, very good musician, and a great composer. 'Bookends' testifies to that. No need to tramp him in the mud. Sadly, 'Graceland' has become overfamiliar to these ears. But, despite the fact that I am not a Simon nutter, I admire him.

Buddha-B. Rex wrote:For the sake of the argument, please choose one or the other.

Sea Of Tunes wrote:Neither of the two. He is an integer, very good musician, and a great composer. 'Bookends' testifies to that. No need to tramp him in the mud. Sadly, 'Graceland' has become overfamiliar to these ears. But, despite the fact that I am not a Simon nutter, I admire him.

I don't know much about him as a person at all, but I suspect he's a bit of a tool.

To be honest, the affection people have for Graceland and its featherlite African pop songs is completely beyond my comprehension. And 'You Can Call Me Al' is honestly one of the twenty worst songs I've ever heard in my life.

Sir John Coan wrote:To be honest, the affection people have for Graceland and its featherlite African pop songsis completely beyond my comprehension. And 'You Can Call Me Al' is honestly one of the twenty worst songs I've ever heard in my life.

is correct. cultural imperialism in the worst, most exploitative way.

Let U be the set of all united sets, K be the set of the kids and D be the set of things divided.Then it follows that ∀ k ∈ K: K ∈ U ⇒ k ∉ D

before a quick edit, Buddha-B. Rex wrote:What a silly thing to say. Worse than slavery?

CULTURAL imperialism. way to take it out of context, there, nitz.

wiki can start you off as you persue this blind spot in your education.[/condescending]

Cultural imperialism is the practice of promoting, distinguishing, separating, or artificially injecting the culture or language of one nation into another. It is usually the case that the former is a large, economically or militarily powerful nation and the latter is a smaller, less affluent one. Cultural imperialism can take the form of an active, formal policy or a general attitude. The term is usually used in a pejorative sense, usually in conjunction with a call to reject foreign influence.

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Let U be the set of all united sets, K be the set of the kids and D be the set of things divided.Then it follows that ∀ k ∈ K: K ∈ U ⇒ k ∉ D

before a quick edit, Buddha-B. Rex wrote:What a silly thing to say. Worse than slavery?

CULTURAL imperialism. way to take it out of context, there, nitz.

wiki can start you off as you persue this blind spot in your education.[/condescending]

Cultural imperialism is the practice of promoting, distinguishing, separating, or artificially injecting the culture or language of one nation into another. It is usually the case that the former is a large, economically or militarily powerful nation and the latter is a smaller, less affluent one. Cultural imperialism can take the form of an active, formal policy or a general attitude. The term is usually used in a pejorative sense, usually in conjunction with a call to reject foreign influence.

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Artificially inject deez nutz in your mouth, botch!

Paul Simon is a 'Genius' and I'll kill any man who says otherwise! RAAAAUUUGGGHHH!!! Buddha SMASH!!!!

before a quick edit, Buddha-B. Rex wrote:What a silly thing to say. Worse than slavery?

CULTURAL imperialism. way to take it out of context, there, nitz.

wiki can start you off as you persue this blind spot in your education.[/condescending]

Cultural imperialism is the practice of promoting, distinguishing, separating, or artificially injecting the culture or language of one nation into another. It is usually the case that the former is a large, economically or militarily powerful nation and the latter is a smaller, less affluent one. Cultural imperialism can take the form of an active, formal policy or a general attitude. The term is usually used in a pejorative sense, usually in conjunction with a call to reject foreign influence.

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Artificially inject deez nutz in your mouth, botch!

Paul Simon is a 'Genius' and I'll kill any man who says otherwise! RAAAAUUUGGGHHH!!! Buddha SMASH!!!!

he's still a putz...now, paul SIMONON: bass god.

Let U be the set of all united sets, K be the set of the kids and D be the set of things divided.Then it follows that ∀ k ∈ K: K ∈ U ⇒ k ∉ D